Polish pilgrims hold flags bearing pictures of Pope John Paul II during a vigil prayer in the Sant'Agnese in Agone church in piazza Navona, Rome, Saturday.Associated press

A pilgrim holds a picture of Pope John Paul II during a vigil prayer inside Sant'Agnese in Agone church in piazza Navona, Rome, Saturday.Associated press

Polish pilgrims hold a flag portraying Pope John Paul II during a vigil prayer in the Sant'Agnese in Agone church in piazza Navona, Rome, Saturday.Associated press

A man walks outside St. Peter's Square during a rainfall at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Pilgrims shelter from the rain outside St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

A pilgrim wearing a traditional outfit walks outside St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Polish pilgrims enjoy their breakfast at a tented camp set up at the Knights Columbus sports grounds in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

Polish pilgrims enjoy their breakfast at a tent camp set up at Knights Columbus sports grounds in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

Polish pilgrims get up from their tents set up at the Knights of Columbus sports grounds in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

Father Jonathan D. Kalisch, from New Haven, CT, prepares the altar for a mass at a tented camp for Polish pilgrims set up at the Knights of Columbus sports grounds in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

Polish pilgrims gather at a tented camp set up at the Knights of Columbus sports grounds in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

A Polish boy sits in a tent set up at a tented camp at the Knights of Columbus sports grounds in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

Polish pilgrims wear shirts with a drawing of John Paul II at a tented camp set up at the Knights of Columbus sports grounds in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

A Polish pilgrim looks at a shirt with a drawing of John Paul II at a tented camp set up at the Knights of Columbus sports grounds in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

A Polish pilgrim wears a shirt with a drawing of John Paul II as he leaves his tent set up at the Knights of Columbus sports grounds in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

Polish pilgrims gather at a tented camp set up at the Knights of Columbus sports grounds in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

A priest stands in one of the entrances of the Saint Luigi dei Francesi (St. Louis of the French) church decorated with portraits of late Pope John Paul II and John XXIII during a mass in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

Pilgrims from the Czech Republic arrive in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Pilgrims sit in front of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Pilgrims sit and rest in front of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Pilgrims rest in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2014. .Associated press

Worshipers wait for the start of a mass for late Pope John Paul II and John XXIII in Saint Luigi dei Francesi (St. Louis of the French) in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

A worshiper holds a photo of Pope John Paul II during a mass in Saint Luigi dei Francesi (St. Louis of the French) in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

Worshipers gather in front of one of the entrances of the Saint Luigi dei Francesi (St. Louis of the French) church decorated with portraits of late Pope John Paul II and John XXIII during a mass in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

A nun takes a photo as she and others walk towards St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

A Roman catholic priest, back to camera, listens to a man's confession during a mass for late Pope John Paul II and John XXIII in Saint Luigi dei Francesi (St. Louis of the French) church, in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

A Polish nun holds a portrait of late Pope Pope John Paul II in front of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

A portrait of late Pope Pope John Paul II is held up by Polish nuns in front of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

A group of priests from a seminar in Lugano, Switzerland, have a lunch break under Bernini's colonnade, at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press.

A woman fron Cameroon, wearing a robe with an image of late Pope John Paul II, stands in front of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

A faithful from Mexico holds a large drawing of John Paul II as she stands in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Nuns shelter themselves from the sun as they sit in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Pilgrims and faithful crowd Via Della Conciliazione avenue which leads to St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, seen in the background, Saturday.Associated press

Nuns walks past pilgrims in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

A street vendor stands near a shop selling religiuos items at Borgo Pio street near the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

A group of faithful from Poland pray in front of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Nuns and faithful from Mexico sit in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Priests sing and dance in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

A worshiper prays in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Priests sing in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

A girl sits on a lamp post in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Nuns sit in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Faithful rest in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Faithful, one of them holding a flag with a portrait of late pope John Paul II, sit in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

A group of faithful pray in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

The tapestry of late Pope John Paul II hangs from the facade of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

The tapestry of late Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII, right, hang from the facade of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Pilgrims crowd St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Priests dance in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Two priests, one of them with an Ukrainian flag on his shoulders, dance in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

The Roncalli family from Carate Brianza, Italy, poses with St. Peter's Basilica in background, in Rome, Saturday. Massimo, third from left, who claims his grandfather Stanislao, who lived in Sotto il Monte, was a cousin of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, Pope John XXIII, came with his family to Rome on occasion of the Canonization ceremony. Other members of the family are, from left, Edoardo, Laura, Tommaso, on Massimo's shoulders, and Matteo.Associated press

A child stand in the rear of a van adorned with a picture of late Pope John Paul II in Rome.Associated press

A nun holds a plastic bag adorned with a picture of late Pope John XXIII next to St. John in Lateran Basilica in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

Faithful and pilgrims crowd St. John in Lateran Basilica prior to the start of a mass in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

Faithful and pilgrims crowd St. John in Lateran Basilica during a mass in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

A portrait of late Pope John Paul XXIII is displayed on the facade of the St. John in Lateran Basilica in Rome, Saturday.Associated press

Faithful cheer and sing in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Nuns hold up pictures of late Pope John Paul II, top left, and Pope John XXIII, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Nuns gather in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Nuns pose for a photo in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

People wearing raincoats sit in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Maria Notre Dame de Rouen, from USA, arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Joanna Osowska, 23, from Poland, sits in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Nuns, one of the holding a photo of late pope John Paul II, pose for a photo in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

A man kneels in prayer during a vigil mass in Rome's St. Paul's Basilica, Saturday.Associated press

Faithful are gathered in prayer during a vigil mass in Rome's St. Paul's Basilica, Saturday.Associated press

A woman kneels in prayer during a vigil mass in Rome's St. Paul's Basilica, Saturday.Associated press

Faithful kneel in prayer during a vigil mass in Rome's St. Paul's Basilica, Saturday.Associated press

A nun kneels in prayer during a vigil mass in Rome's St. Paul's Basilica, Saturday.Associated press

Nuns kneel in prayer during a vigil mass in Rome's St. Paul's Basilica, Saturday.Associated press

A picture of late Pope John Paul II is placed at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, Saturday.Associated press

A woman prays as she holds a rosary beads outside St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

A man wearing a raincoat prays outside St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday.Associated press

Women carry a framed image of Jesus as they walk in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral decorated with a portrait of late Pope John Paul II in Mexico City, Saturday.Associated press

A man walks in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral decorated with a portrait of late Pope John XXIII in Mexico City, Saturday. John XXIII left a deep mark in Latin America after he promoted changes within the Catholic Church that prompted priests to get closer to the faithful. Many say that encouraged "liberation theology," a left-leaning, activist trend among priests eager to help the poor.Associated press

People walk in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral decorated with portraits of late Pope John Paul II, right, and John XXIII in Mexico City,. The canonization of Pope John Paul II is drawing special attention in Latin America, reviving both warm memories of his frequent visits to the region and debate over his handling of sex-abuse scandals.Associated press

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